Ammmi added: Christmas Traditions in England, Scotland and Wales (A British Christmas) © Copyright Mandy Barrow 2013 Mandy is the creator of the Woodlands Resources section of the Woodlands Junior website. The two websites projectbritain.com and primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk are the new homes for the Woodlands Resources. Mandy left Woodlands in 2003 to work in Kent schools as an ICT Consulatant. She now teaches computers at The Granville School and St. Listen A Minute: Easier English Listening and Activities Irish Saints There are hundreds of Irish saints. Here they are by name alphabetically, or by feast day. Many of these saints were canonized in the early middle ages, and not much is known about them except for their names and possibly a feast day. A B C D E F G H-I J-K L M N O-P R S T-U If you haven't done so already, non-Irish speakers please see the the pronunciation guide. * names in italics represents names that have no etymological connection to the Irish name, but were used as English "translations" based upon the fact that they have similar sounds or meanings.
ESL Listening Comprehension Exercises: Movie clips to practice English | ELL/ELT SECTION 1: Movie Clips Learning through media (movies, music, etc.) is one of the best ways to learn a new language. The exercises below use movie clips to help you to better understand spoken English. Here's what you do: Click on the video you want to watch below.Watch the video, and pay attention to it! The Great Gatsby Moonrise Kingdom Silver Linings Playbook Away We Go Bolt Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Chronicle The Avengers Adventureland The Royal Tenenbaums NOTE: All of these videos are protected by copyright.
10 Examples of Homonyms You Might Be Getting Wrong [Download This Guide] Text Version: Is the English language trying to trip people up? Because it sure seems that way. Otherwise, why in the world would someone have created homonyms? You know homonyms. Homophones are words that sound the same—hence the use of the suffix “phone,” which might make you think of a telephone. Homographs are words that are spelled the same but have different meanings, and unfortunately I don’t have anything clever to say about “graph” to make the word clearer. Unfortunately for those who are trying to master English, homonyms aren’t going anywhere, so you have to be aware of them to make sure that you’re actually saying—and writing—what you mean. Compliment/complement The first one is a flattering remark you might give to a student, friend, or loved one. Sight/site/cite Here’s one that all serious students need to remember. Do/due Do/doe/dough/d’oh These words, pronounced “doh,” have a wide range of meanings. Here/hear “Do you hear us? Allowed/aloud Your/you’re/yore
Listen A Minute: Easier English Listening and Activities Red fruits and vegetables Language In Use It is great to show and offer students many examples of English language in use. Meaning, students appreciate that there are many ways to say the same thing and like to see the "nuance" of the English language. Here are some images showing different ways / expressions to communicate a similar thing. How To Learn English Tips and ideas on the best ways to learn English faster. Tips for Beginners You are like a new babyBabies learn their language slowly.First they learn to listen.Then they learn to speak.Finally, they can read and write.Listen to English every dayListen to English radio.Watch English TV.Go to English movies.Use online lessons.Make an English/ESL friendMake up conversations.Practise dialogues.Use beginner textbooks.Read English storiesStart with children's storybooks.Try ESL readers.Read advertisements, signs and labels.Try EnglishClub.com for Young Learners.Write down new wordsStart a vocabulary (new word) notebook.Write words in alphabetical order (A...B...C...).Make example sentences.Always use an English-English dictionary first.Keep an English diaryStart with one sentence.How do you feel?How is the weather?What did you do today? Why do you want to learn English? Set goalsIf you know why you want to study, setting goals is easy. Have fun learning English! It's simple. 1. 2. 3. 4.
First Day (or First Week) Activities, Icebreakers, or Introductory Activities for ESL Classes | Eslkevin's Blog If you are interested in online sites for yourself or your students, you can check out this page: Introducing Your ESL or EFL Students to Online Tutorials and Quizzes .–kas First Day (Week) Activities or Introductory Activities for ESL Classes Shared by Kevin Stoda and many others It is a new school (or college) term and it is time for ESL students and teachers to make new resolutions and preparations for the semester (or school year–for some). I was recently asked to come up with a list of icebreakers and first day (or first week) activities for students and new EFL (ESL) classes at the institution I am working at. I like to use a variety of bingo games, too. (1) You could try a “true or false” game. Get each student to write three statements about themselves. eg: 1. One is false…. (2) Find the person Level: Intermediate Language: asking questions Procedures: 1. (3) Names A to Z This activity is good for introductions and for practicing the alphabet. (4) Snowball Fight Whats your name?
Teach 9 irregular verbs in one lesson It is much more memorable to teach or learn irregular verbs in a story. The verbs, especially their meaning, are easier to remember and retrieve from memory. Moreover, teaching verbs in a story is fun. In this post there are several activities: a mind map, a worksheet, an MP3 drill and an interactive quiz. These activities will make the teaching and learning enjoyable and fun. ADVERT: Irregular verbs – infographics Here is the picture of the story: Print version of the story and tasks:past simple story_fishing full Here, you can print out the mind map with all the irregular verbs. Once you think that you know the verbs you can try out the following interactive quiz. MP3 drill Listen say the word that belongs there instead of the beep. Irregular verbs – mp3 drill The worksheet contains the grammar up activity. If you like this activity and you would like to use in either on your website or in a classroom without an internet connection, you can do so by downloading the files here:
How To Use Delicious For My Business? | Social Media In 7 Minutes How to Use Delicious Delicious is a pretty new social media platform with a brand new way for people to share what they are surfing, particularly their bookmarks, which are the sites that they frequent the most, so before we go into how to use Delicious lets take a look at what it is exactly first. How to Use Delicious | What’s Its Purpose? Delicious describes itself as a Social Bookmarking service. When I first browsed Delicious’s homepage it looked pretty similar to Digg, but after further speculation I began to see why learning how to use Delicious was essential. How to Use Delicious | What Can You Do With Delicious? Bookmark any site on the Internet, and get to it from anywhere Instead of having different bookmarks on every computer, Delicious makes it easy to have a single set of bookmarks kept in sync between all of your computers. Share your bookmarks, and get bookmarks in return Discover the most useful and interesting bookmarks on the web How to Use Delicious | Two Great Tips